Why is it that fat stored in one part of the body has different health implications to fat stored somewhere else? [ + ]

Polyacrylate hydrogels create the support and microenvironment necessary for the growth and maintenance of cartilage cells, and could be optimal candidates for use in clinical practice. [ + ]

Researchers have performed what is claimed to be the world's smallest MRI scan — a technique which they used to visualise the magnetic field of single atoms. [ + ]

The partnership fuses IDT's oligo synthesis with 3CR's PACE Genotyping Master Mix and expertise in designing assays. [ + ]

Western Australia will play a key role in the Australian Space Agency's efforts to triple the size of the nation's space industry. [ + ]

An 18-year schizophrenia study — made possible by the recruitment, diagnosis and DNA screening of thousands of people in India — has identified a new clue in the quest for causes of the illness. [ + ]

The semen of the male sea lamprey contains spermine, a highly specific and potent pheromone, which attracts ready-to-mate female sea lampreys. [ + ]

Professor Lora Heisler has revealed a way to harness the target of the brain chemical serotonin to combat the obesity (and related diabetes) epidemic. [ + ]

Fresh Science helps researchers find the key, compelling 'story' in their work and then puts them in the spotlight, showcasing them to the public and the media. [ + ]

When the researchers knocked out the protein ATF4 in cells or mice, they found tumour cells continued to build up those proteins and eventually died as a result of stress. [ + ]

Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood is associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence. [ + ]

Ovarian reserve — a marker of potential female fertility based on the number of resting follicles in the ovary — has been found in a large-scale study to be adversely affected by high levels of air pollution. [ + ]

Two years after the world's first comparative trial of mass drug administration against scabies, the infection rate remained significantly down. [ + ]

A study of 303 infants found that different temperament traits are connected with individual microbe genera, microbial diversity and different microbe clusters. [ + ]

Coronary CT angiography is a suitable diagnostic technique in patients with a low to intermediate probability of coronary artery disease, researchers say. [ + ]